US Patent Issued to Apple on Feb. 3 for "Head-mounted display unit with adaptable facial interface" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,112, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Head-mounted display unit with adaptable facial interface" was invented by Dustin A. Hatfield (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Kristi E. Bauerly (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A facial interface for a head-mounted display, which is to be worn on a head of a user, includes a chassis, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion engages an upper facial region above eyes of the user. The lower portion engages a lower facial region below the eyes of the user. The lower portion includes a lower facial support. The lower facial support includes a r...